Alan Turing, whose work was monumental in breaking the Nazi codes and helped to shorten the war

Here’s all you need to know about a site of true historic significance:

Where is it?

The buildings and grounds are near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire.

It was bought by Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6), in May of 1938.

The purchase was made specifically for use in the event of a war.

It is opposite Bletchley railway station which runs between Oxford and Cambridge – places which were expected to supply many of the codebreakers.

When did Alan Turing break the Enigma code?

The Enigma code was first broken by the Polish in 1932, but once it had been broken, the cipher altered every few months before eventually changing at least once a day.

The first operational break for Alan Turing and his team at Bletchley Park in World War Two came around January 23 1940, when they unravelled the German Army administrative key.

Once this success took place other teams were able to support turning the deciphered messages into intelligence reports and by the end of 1942 the codebreakers were mastering more complex Enigma ciphers.

The work of Alan Turing and the team he worked with was monumental in shortening the war and saving countless lives.

National Museum of Computing trustee Margaret Sale poses by the Colossus machine at Bletchley Park

When will the National College of Cyber Security open?

Some of Britain's brightest teenagers will be given the chance to follow in the footsteps of the codebreakers once based at Bletchley Park.

The UK's first college of cyber security is to be based there.

The college, created by a new cyber security body called Qufaro will open in 2018 once a £5m restoration project is complete.

Alastair MacWilson, chair of Qufaro and the Institute of Information Security Professionals, said: "Our cyber education and innovation landscape is complex, disconnected and incomplete putting us at risk of losing a whole generation of critical talent.

"For those interested in forging a career in cyber, the current pathway is filled with excellent but disparate initiatives - each playing a vital role without offering a truly unified ecosystem of learning and support.

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